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So, I was walking out of This Tent after some set or other and I was cleaning my glasses on my T-shirt. Next thing, I notice a cute young lady sitting on the ground waving like crazy and yelling at me, "Dude, dude, no, no, no. Don't do that!!" She proceeded to give me a lecture on never cleaning my glasses dry, even on the softest surface and produced a bottle of spray and a cloth to clean them properly. Then she did the same for my clip-on sunglasses. I asked if she was some kind of expert on this stuff:
"Oh yeah", she says "I'm an Optician, but I'm tripping pretty heavily right now"
"So how's your Roo so far?" I asked.
"Awesome. I'm having a great time spreading the word about oracular health. You wanna try some of these eyedrops? They're great."
Post by cory's beard on Jun 24, 2008 23:44:07 GMT -5
Yeah man, I don't know how it happened but my glasses are all sorts of scratched up from last year's Bonnaroo--all that damn dust. They got messed up even when I used water to wash them down.
Post by candyflippedaround on Jun 27, 2008 21:52:20 GMT -5
uh i dropped my sunglasses into a porta potty lol. they were sitting up pretty high, which was pretty gross, and i actually thought for a second about nabbing them out of their. i then decided that it would probably take 10x the cost of the glasses to get me to reach into a port o potty and left them lol.
So, I was walking out of This Tent after some set or other and I was cleaning my glasses on my T-shirt. Next thing, I notice a cute young lady sitting on the ground waving like crazy and yelling at me, "Dude, dude, no, no, no. Don't do that!!" She proceeded to give me a lecture on never cleaning my glasses dry, even on the softest surface and produced a bottle of spray and a cloth to clean them properly. Then she did the same for my clip-on sunglasses. I asked if she was some kind of expert on this stuff:
"Oh yeah", she says "I'm an Optician, but I'm tripping pretty heavily right now"
"So how's your Roo so far?" I asked.
"Awesome. I'm having a great time spreading the word about oracular health. You wanna try some of these eyedrops? They're great."
A priceless encounter.
LOL that's a great story! I always clean my glasses with my shirt......
BTW Colin, I saw you by the Sonic Stage around State Radio/ Dark Star time on Friday but you looked like you were on a mission and moving too fast for me to get your attention You were wearing a kilt right?
I was wearing a kilt and was near the front for State Radio on the Sonic Stage. I think I did rush off after to catch some Umph before Stephen Marley, glad I did as I got to hang out with Cindy (The Druid) for a while but no mission would have been too important to stop and meet you too though...
I did meet some Brits who'd come over just for Roo, but I met them at 4:15am Sunday just as they'd given up on waiting for Kanye so they weren't in the best frame of mind.
Post by Bob Noxious on Jul 2, 2008 22:21:42 GMT -5
Man, while we are talking about eyes, I had to get a glaucoma test today cause one of my eyes has too much pressure in it.
This shite worries me to death.
Any eye doctors out there that can give me some free advice about ocular pressure of 23? it's only in one eye. Doc just told me to come back in 4 months for another reading.
Is my eye going to explode and will I have to start going around with an eyepatch and a parrot cause I can't have that gawd dam thing shittin all over me.
Post by Bob Noxious on Jul 2, 2008 22:52:07 GMT -5
Well, he didn't diagnose it yet but it still worries me. They say I have a big scar in my left eye also and have I ever been punched in it. I used to fight a lot back in my salad days...mostly for fun, but I don't remember getting a sock in the eye. I say, don't REMEMBER. I remember getting punched in the nose once by a semi-professional boxer and seeing stars just like in the cartoons.
As a midwife would you recommend a drop or two of placenta juice in the eye daily or just in my food?
Man, while we are talking about eyes, I had to get a glaucoma test today cause one of my eyes has too much pressure in it.
This shite worries me to death.
Any eye doctors out there that can give me some free advice about ocular pressure of 23? it's only in one eye. Doc just told me to come back in 4 months for another reading.
Is my eye going to explode and will I have to start going around with an eyepatch and a parrot cause I can't have that gawd dam thing shittin all over me.
Bob, I was diagnosed with glaucoma 3 years ago, I just have to take drops everyday and that keeps the pressures under control. I've forgotten to take the drops on many many occasions, and my eyes have yet to explode.
I also asked my eye doctor about the natural corn remedy, he said that might work too, but I'd have to consume corn about once an hour 24 hours a day to get the same effect as the once-a-day drops. I told him I'd be willing to try in the name of science.
Post by tweejomoker on Jul 3, 2008 11:42:05 GMT -5
oh yeah, and my pressures were 34 and 36 before i started treating it, so 23 doesn't sound too bad. The drops take them down in the 14-18 range. I believe anything past 19 is considered above normal.
Post by Bob Noxious on Jul 3, 2008 12:52:25 GMT -5
Tweejomokr, thanks for the words. I really wasn't worried about my eye exploding but the pressure thing does worry me. Doc said it went up 19-23 since last visit. It is only in one eye as well. Do you have Glaucoma in one or both? He wants me to come back in 4 months, which makes me feel he isn't too worried. They tested my peripheral vision and said it was fine, took an eye CT as well. He said if it was up on next visit he would go with the drops.
How much do the drops usually cost? I am applying for the Peace Corp and if I get accepted, I guess I would have to buy two years worth of drops to take with me.
As far as the corn goes. I don't really care for it anymore, personally, though in general, I am pro corn. I used to use it alot but I just don't like to be in a stupor anymore, no matter how pleasant, if I can help it. My favorite substance is coffee and they say it can aggravate the ocular pressure.
Doc says that exercise/increased circulation (cardio) can actually make it go down as well.
This is from Wikipedia so take it with a grain of salt, but if you are overseas and can't find real medicine these things are said to help.
Natural compounds
Natural compounds of research interest in glaucoma prevention or treatment include: fish oil and omega 3 fatty acids, bilberries, vitamin E, cannabinoids, carnitine, coenzyme Q10, curcurmin, Salvia miltiorrhiza, dark chocolate, erythropoietin, folic acid, Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng, L-glutathione, grape seed extract, green tea, magnesium, melatonin, methylcobalamin, N-acetyl-L cysteine, pycnogenols, resveratrol, quercetin and salt. [30] [31] [32] Magnesium, ginkgo, salt and fludrocortisone, are already used by some physicians.
Tweejomokr, thanks for the words. I really wasn't worried about my eye exploding but the pressure thing does worry me. Doc said it went up 19-23 since last visit. It is only in one eye as well. Do you have Glaucoma in one or both? He wants me to come back in 4 months, which makes me feel he isn't too worried. They tested my peripheral vision and said it was fine, took an eye CT as well. He said if it was up on next visit he would go with the drops.
How much do the drops usually cost? I am applying for the Peace Corp and if I get accepted, I guess I would have to buy two years worth of drops to take with me.
As far as the corn goes. I don't really care for it anymore, personally, though in general, I am pro corn. I used to use it alot but I just don't like to be in a stupor anymore, no matter how pleasant, if I can help it. My favorite substance is coffee and they say it can aggravate the ocular pressure.
Doc says that exercise/increased circulation (cardio) can actually make it go down as well.
thanks for the reply.
bob
I have it in both eyes. I have pigment dispersion syndrome, which is a rare genetic disorder of the eye which causes pigment to flake off the iris and build up in the drainage ducts, which raises eye pressure. They told me that without treatment, I'd start going blind in about 5 years, but with the drops (Xalatan), I should be fine. I have no idea how much the drops actually cost, I just have a $15 co-pay for a 30-day supply, which for you would be a 60-day supply I guess.
Post by NothingButFlowers on Jul 3, 2008 16:11:27 GMT -5
23? FVCK!!!
No, I'm just kidding. tweejomoker is right, 19 or 20 is the point where they start to want to keep an eye on it. And I think the drops are pretty effective at keeping it under control these days.
You were wearing a kilt right?
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